Prep Football: Belvidere North rolls over Belvidere

Saturday

Aug 30, 2014 at 9:58 PMAug 30, 2014 at 9:58 PM

By Jeremy SharpRockford Register Star

BELVIDERE — Inclement weather forced Friday’s game between Belvidere and Belvidere North to be postponed. But the Belvidere North Blue Thunder wasted no time in the restart Saturday night, washing out the Buccaneers, 41-20.

The win gave the Blue Thunder their first triumph against crosstown rival Belvidere since 2007.

The teams restarted the game midway through the first quarter. Belvidere North led 7-0 on a 46-yard Scot Hornick run.

Hornick added a second touchdown midway through the second quarter with a 6-yard rush to put the Blue Thunder on top 14-0.

The running game worked well for Belvidere North. Hornick and Jared Cantu ripped off yards in chunks all night. The duo led the way on the ground as the Blue Thunder rushed for more than 150 yards.

Belvidere answered with a 9-yard touchdown strike from Colton Bahling to Dayquan Coleman with three minutes left in the half. A missed extra point made the score 14-6.

That’s the closest the Buccaneers would get.

Belvidere North stormed back with a 9-yard touchdown pass. Jace Bankord hit Kevin Tevebaugh to put the Blue Thunder in front 21-6 going into the half.

Bankford would add three more touchdown passes, including a 68-yard bomb to Cantu.

Belvidere North’s defense stymied the Bucs offense all night. The Blue Thunder delivered two stops on fourth down along with four turnovers. Jeffrey Young’s second-quarter interception set up the Blue Thunder deep in Buc territory for Belvidere North’s second score. Young added another pick in the fourth quarter.

The Bucs found some semblance of offense late in the game. Bahling had success through the air after halftime, but turnovers in Belvidere North territory kept the Bucs off the scoreboard in the second half until less than two minutes remained in the game.